Category Archives: Local News
Police Beat for Saturday, August 10th, 2024
Five people were taken to the Marion County Jail on Friday on outstanding warrants. 37-year-old John Atteberry of East St. Louis was arrested on an Illinois Department of Corrections warrant. 29-year-...
Aug 10, 2024
Sangamon County sheriff says he'll retire by end of month in wake of Massey shooting
Jack Campbell had faced increasing pressure from Pritzker, others By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com A little over a month after the shooting death of Sonya...
Aug 09, 2024 Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell announced he would retire at the end of the month. (Illustration by Capitol News Illinois; Campbell photo provided by Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office)
Kaskaskia College has special fall registration event on Saturday
Kaskaskia College will hold a FAFSA Financial Aid Assistance Completion and fall reservation event on Saturday at the main campus and all education centers, including Salem, Vandalia, Greenville, Nash...
Aug 09, 2024
Police Beat for Friday, August 9th, 2024
Two people were brought to the Marion County Jail on no bond failure to appear warrants. Central City Police arrested 32-year-old Colby Wood of Patterson Street in Central City on a major traffic warr...
Aug 09, 2024
Fairfield man sentenced to six years in prison for rural Iuka burglary
A 46-year-old Fairfield man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty in Marion County Court Thursday to a burglary charge. Daniel Brockett of County Road 1400 East admitted to e...
Aug 09, 2024
Summer renovation work at Odin School complete
Odin School Superintendent Belinda Kirgan told the school board Thursday night the summer renovation work at the school is complete and ready for the first day of classes for students next Tuesday. Ki...
Aug 09, 2024 Odin High School. Photo by Sam Snodsmith.
Motorcyclist injured in crash at Route 161 Extension and Route 37
A 50-year-old Mt. Vernon man was airlifted from the scene of a motorcycle-pickup crash on Route 37 at Route 161 Extension Friday morning. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports the driver of t...
Aug 09, 2024
Initial meeting set for administrators to discuss possible feasibility study of Odin, Patoka, and Sandoval School Districts
Administrators from the Odin, Patoka, and Sandoval School Districts will meet later this month for the first time to determine if there is any interest in having a feasibility study to look at possibl...
Aug 09, 2024
Centralia man receives minor injuries in fiery crash on Green Street Road
A 19-year-old Centralia man crawled out of his overturned SUV on the Green Street Road before it caught fire early Friday morning. The Marion County Sheriff's Department reports the crash occurred aft...
Aug 09, 2024
'Worker Freedom of Speech Act' hit with lawsuit
A little more than a week after Governor JP Pritzker signed a new law aimed at curtailing "captive audience" meetings - a strategy sometimes employed by businesses to dissuade workers from forming a u...
Aug 09, 2024
